 | Maria Eliza Ketelby Rundell - 1808 - 460 pagine
...Crabs. — The heaviest are best, and those of a middling size are sweetest. If light they are watery: when in perfection the joints of the legs are stiff, and the body has a very agreeable smell. The eyes look dead and loose when stale. Praivits and Shrimps. — When... | |
 | mrs. Frazer - 1820 - 330 pagine
...and deep body. They are in high season the latter end of May. Tench. — This is also a fresh- water fish, and is in season in July, August, and September....and they have a bad smell. Rock crabs are the best. Butter. — In buying fresh butter, trust more to taste than smell. In choosing salt butter, trust... | |
 | William Bingley - 1821 - 298 pagine
...season for crabs is the spring of the year; and those of middle size which are the heaviest are best. When in perfection the joints of the legs are stiff, and the body has an agreeable smell. If the eyes look dead and flaccid, the crabs are not fresh. The article which... | |
 | M. Radcliffe - 1823 - 728 pagine
...Crabs. — The heaviest are best, and those of a middling size are sweetest. If light they are watery ; when in perfection the joints of the legs are stiff, and the body has a very agreeable smell. The eyes look dead and loose when stale. Prawns and Shrimps. — When fresh... | |
 | Maria Eliza Ketelby Rundell - 1824 - 544 pagine
...Crabs. — The heaviest are best, and those of a middling size are sweetest. If light, they are watery : when in perfection, the joints of the legs are stiff, and the body has a very agreeable smell. The eyes look dead and loose when stale. Prawns and Shrimps — When fresh... | |
 | William Bingley - 1831 - 298 pagine
...season for crabs is the spring of the year ; those of a middle size which are the heaviest are best. When in perfection the joints of the legs are stiff, and the body has an agreeable smell. If the eyes look dead and flaccid, the crabs are not fresh. Crabs' clans, which... | |
 | Mrs. A. L. Webster - 1851 - 251 pagine
...stiff and hard. If fresh, the claws will have a strong motion on pressing the «yes with the fingers.* Crabs. When in perfection, the joints of the legs are stiff, and the body has a very agreeable smell. The heaviest are the best ; though some prefer the middling sized as the... | |
 | Mrs. L. G. Abell - 1852 - 228 pagine
...female by having a narrower tail. CRABS. Those of middling size are the sweetest. The heaviest are best. When in perfection, the joints of the legs are stiff, and the body has an agreeable smell. The eyes look loose and dead when stale. All fish should be well dressed and... | |
 | Maria Eliza Rundell - 1859 - 324 pagine
...Crabs. — The heaviest are best, and those of a middling size are sweetest. If light they are watery ; when in perfection the joints of the legs are stiff and the body has a very agreeable smell. The eyes look dead and loose when stale. Prawns and Shrimps. — When fresh... | |
 | Colin MacKenzie - 1867 - 510 pagine
...Craln. The heaviest are best, and those of a middling size are sweetest If light they are watery ; when in perfection the joints of the legs are stiff, and the body has a very agreeable smell. The eye« look dead and loose when stale. Oyster». When alive and strong... | |
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The heaviest are best, and those of a middling size are sweetest. If light they are watery: when in perfection the joints of the legs are stiff, and the body has a very agreeable smell. The eyes look dead and loose when stale. 